Which speakers, and do I really need them?
Aussiemike
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Hi all, this is my first post so please be gentle. At the moment I have the RTI a7 towers, the CS a4 centre, the 505 sub and the RC80i ceiling speakers. Because my couch has to go against the wall it means that the ceiling speakers will have to go straight above the MLA. My questions are should I aim the tweeter straight down or aim it at the back wall, and when hooking them up do I make them the surrounds or rears on the AVR. In the future I might be able to add speakers to the side walls, but they would be inline with the ceiling speakers, would that be a problem? and what speakers would you recommend and would I wire them as rears or surrounds. By the way, I live in Australia and we pay through the nose for Polk gear here. You guys don't know how lucky you are.
Cheers
Mike
Cheers
Mike
Answers
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Try aiming both ways. It'll be evident which sounds best. Rears...surrounds, again try both.Political Correctness'.........defined
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Look at the Dolby speaker placement guide for guidance. Having your rear wall so close to your main listening position will limit your options. As F1Nut said, try each of the options. It will be time consuming running the AVR speaker calibration each time after changing the speaker assignments and playing your test music and vids, but ultimately it's up to your ears to choose what works for you and your room.
The RTi-A1 or -A3 speakers would be a match as surrounds and rears. You can use speaker stands or wall mounts to get the to ear height. -
Thanks, I will try both options as suggested.
